Book Review: Intrigue in IstanbulBook Review:


The latest installment in the new Jane Wunderly Mystery series featuring an American widow turned private investigator in 1920s England.

When vibrant American widow Jane Wunderly arrives in 1920s Turkey in search of her father, she finds a country redefining itself after the fall of the Ottoman Empire—and a deadly criminal who can’t escape the past . . .


Istanbul, 1926: After her archeologist father makes a clandestine journey abroad, Jane and the dapper Mr. Redvers trace his footsteps while signs of danger loom back home in the United States. They’re greeted at their destination by Aunt Millie and unsettling news: Professor Wunderly was on a mission to locate the lost heart of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent—a legendary relic from the Ottoman Empire said to possess potent mystical powers—then vanished completely, leaving behind his unpacked luggage, a perplexing riddle, and an eerie mystery Jane must solve to keep her loved ones safe.
 
What starts off as a clear-cut investigation becomes an intercontinental game of cat and mouse as Jane realizes a gang of nameless figures have been stalking her every move from Turkey to Hungary. And it seems even helpful friends can’t be trusted for long when a man is stabbed to death on the Orient Express to Budapest. With Redvers by her side and few clues to rely on, Jane’s desperate search for her father leads to centuries-old secrets and an unidentified enemy who could make her disappear like the missing Sultan’s heart . . .

Erica Ruth Neubauer spent eleven years in the military, nearly two as a Maryland police officer, and one as a high school English teacher, before finding her way as a writer. She has been a reviewer of mysteries and crime fiction for publications such as Publishers Weekly and Mystery Scene Magazine for several years, andshe’s a member of Sisters in Crime and Mystery Writers of America. Erica Ruth lives in Milwaukee, WI.

ARC Book Review:

I enjoy this series because I get to travel the world in style. This time we’re on a train to Budapest after spending some time in Istanbul. The story grabbed me from the very beginning. I loved following along as Jane and Redvers tried to find Jane’s dad and the Sultan’s heart. The mystery was well-paced and the search was fascinating. I enjoyed everything about this and devoured it in one sitting. Highly recommended for those who like a good mystery or love to travel through books.

Book Review: No Rings Attached


No love. No commitment. No problem, right?


Fleeing her own nuptials wasn’t part of wedding planner Sangeeta Parikh’s design for her life. Neither was stumbling into chef Sonny Pandya’s arms, nor the video that went viral. Now they’re an internet sensation! So why not fake the relationship with no commitment? Sangeeta can save face and her job, and Sonny gets needed exposure for his restaurant. It’s a good plan for two commitmentphobes…until all that pretend hand-holding and kissing start to feel real.

From Harlequin Special Edition: Believe in love. Overcome obstacles. Find happiness.

Once Upon a Wedding

Book 1: The Five-Day Reunion
Book 2: Matched by Masala
Book 3: No Rings Attached
Book 4: The Business Between Them

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I enjoyed watching Sonny and Sangeeta’s relationship develop. Because of their deception, they are forced into living and working together. It is rapidly apparent that the sparks between them are still there. Both fight hard against their feelings. Sonny doesn’t want to get hurt again, and Sangeeta is convinced it’s too soon after her non-wedding to have feelings for Sonny.As Sonny and Sangeeta got deeper into their deception, the playacting started to feel very real. Their fake dates to keep Asha happy became harder to separate fake from reality. Sonny felt his heart trying to have hope but was afraid to trust. Sangeeta kept fighting against her suspicion that her feelings for Sonny were real. When an unexpected twist made their deception public, both must decide if what they have is worth fighting for. I loved the ending and seeing the changes in both characters. looking forward to the next book in this series.

RELEASE BLITZ – Been There Dragon That by Krystal Shannan




Title: Been There Dragon That
Author: Krystal Shannan
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Tropes: Fated Mates/Dragon Shifter/One Bed
Release Date: March 30, 2023


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Her trust is broken. He’s waiting for fate. When she arrives breathless in his small town, can this shifter prove their future deserves a chance?

Texas. Rylee Florence believes real love is only a fairytale. Walking in on her fiancé and his secretary a week before the wedding, the strong-minded freelance copywriter calls the whole thing off. But when she’s nearly killed in a hit-and-run and the mistress turns up dead, the frightened young woman flees to the one place her potentially murderous ex can’t reach… the isolated Alaskan wilderness.

Wrath Di’Lasha’s inner dragon fumes. After leaving behind his tribe on the strength of a prophesied mate he can’t seem to find, the small-town deputy sheriff is at the end of his rope until a stunning stranger shows up bearing the glow of destiny. And when a storm wrecks her house, the gallant shifter rushes to the rescue.

As their chemistry flames, Rylee struggles to put her faith in the rugged mountain of a man who claims their relationship is meant to be. And Wrath vows to do anything to protect the brown-eyed beauty barreling deep into his heart when her dangerous past comes calling.

Will their passion be enough to prevail against the circling threat?

Been There Dragon That is an action-packed paranormal romance. If you like smart heroines, sexy men, and trouble at every turn, then you’ll adore Krystal Shannan’s fiery revelation.







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Krystal Shannan is a USA Today Bestselling Author, who lives in a spacious ranch-style home with her family, and a menagerie of animals. From chickens to rabbits, guinea pigs, dogs, and fish, their home is always full of love, laughter, and furry (or feathered) friends.

Her writing is enchanting, filled with magick, fantasy, passion, and a delightful touch of humor that will have you laughing out loud. Her stories are the perfect escape to a world where anything is possible.

But what especially sets her books apart is the way she weaves in romance, making her stories not only magical but also heartwarming. She creates relatable characters that you’ll root for and couples that you’ll fall in love with.

Krystal’s talent for crafting love stories has earned her a loyal following among readers who can’t get enough of her captivating books. So if you’re in the mood for a magical romance that will transport you to another world, pick up one of Krystal’s books and prepare to be swept away.


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RELEASE BLITZ – DUKE: Faking the Play by Kayley Loring & Connor Crais




Title: Duke: Faking the Play
Series: Boston Tomcats #3
Authors: Kayley Loring & Connor Crais
Genre: Steamy Sports Romantic Comedy
Tropes: Grumpy/Sunshine, Single Dad
Fake Relationship
Release Date: March 30, 2023


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#4 Callum Duquette. Placekicker for the Boston Tomcats. Former underwear model. NICKNAME: Duke.

I thought the most annoying thing about being a single dad was that my friends were always trying to find me a date. Until a sassy British ray of sunshine bumps into me at a bookstore. One accidental butt grab, a viral photo, and a lot of misunderstandings later, I find myself in a fake relationship with a movie star.

Now I’ve got my friends off my back, but the cheeky Brit has complicated my life even more.

She calls me the Duke of Grumpville.
I call her movies the end of civilization as we know it.

She calls my job “the wrong kind of football.”
I call her the one thing on Earth that can make me lose focus and control.

It’s getting harder to pretend I still want this to end after my team’s game in London.

I thought we were only faking it.
But getting to know the real Millie Darden changed everything.







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KAYLEY LORING

Amazon Top 25 and USA Today bestselling author Kayley Loring had a fifteen-year career as a screenwriter in Los Angeles (under a different name) before moving to the Pacific Northwest to pen steamy romantic comedy novels. Now she’s breathing cleaner air, writing dirtier words, and staring at her computer screen until her eyeballs dry out instead of getting facials and going to the hair salon. Read or listen to Kayley’s books when you want to laugh, warm your heart, and enjoy top-notch banter, strong heroines who need to be chased, lovable characters you’d want to know in real life, and swoon over perfectly imperfect book boyfriends.

Learn more at www.kayleyloring.com
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CONNOR CRAIS

Connor Crais is a classically trained actor living in the Midwest with his wife and three kids. He has been both a stage and television actor, and before plunging into the romance genre, he had been narrating commercials, audiobooks, and explainers for well over a decade from his home studio. From alphas to bosses to cocky sports stars (a particular favorite), he loves sparring with beautiful, sassy heroines (and their talented narrators) but also loves winning them over and reaching that happily ever after. He is excited to now create those stories as an author.




 RELEASE DAY BLITZ ) Just One Taste by M.J. Herald

Just One Taste by M.J. Herald is available now!

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When Eden’s mother asks that she enter into a marriage to help save the family business and keep her mother in the type of luxury she has grown accustomed to, Eden against her better judgment, says yes. The good news is she will only have to stay married for a year and a day.

Sloane Dalton is a decade and a half older than Eden. Rich and the sexiest man Eden has ever laid her eyes on. There’s only one problem, she will never allow herself to be owned by a man and least of all, Sloane.

Sloane likes fast women, fast cars and easy money. What he doesn’t want is a wife. No ball and chain, thank you very much. However, Eden is a woman like no other. She’s beautiful, smart-mouthed and all he can think about. He decides he will marry her and make it the best year of his life.

When the year is up, what will they do? Go their separate ways or give into what they feel. Just one taste wouldn’t be a bad thing, would it?

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RELEASE BLITZ – The Sweetest Agony by Victoria Lum




Title: The Sweetest Agony
An LA Hearts Series Standalone
Author: Victoria Lum
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Tropes: Unrequited Love
Childhood Friends to Lovers
Release Date: March 29, 2023


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Jess

I thought I knew my best friend.

Transcontinental video chats didn’t do him justice.

He’s not an awkward teenager anymore, and one look from him sets my body on edge.

I’m the type of woman who has her life together. Sure, a panic attack here or there might derail my day, but I’ve got this. I have my life under control.

I’m not the type of woman to lust after the most important person in my life.

But he knows me better than I know myself—even the anxious parts I try my best to hide.

Now that we’re in the same place, everything in our relationship is changing.

James

I’m back for her.

She’s my best friend.

Being in love with Jess has been the sweetest agony, and I’ve waited long enough.

I’ve watched her fall for men who don’t appreciate her.

I’ve waited for her to see me.

Now it finally seems like she might, and I won’t hold back until she’s mine.







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Victoria is a lover of all things romance, including movies, books, and television shows. A hopeless romantic since childhood, she is always dreaming up stories and happily ever afters. Caramel lattes are her fuel in the morning and she can usually be found reading anything she can get her hands on. She lives with her family and a beautiful Siberian husky in sunny California.


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SERIES BLITZ – Boulder Series by Eve L. Mitchell 



Boulder Series
Author: Eve L. Mitchell
Genre: Contemporary Romance


The Boulder Series is an interconnected series that explores the relationships between friends, family, and the family you choose…with some love, heat, and underground fighting along the way!
The series covers tropes of forbidden romance (ex-boyfriend’s older brother), enemies-to-lovers, friends to lovers, opposites attract and second-chance love.
The Boulder Series will take you on a rollercoaster of emotions. You will laugh, scream, feel the characters’ excitement, and it’s possible you may throw your e-reader (just make sure it lands somewhere soft).
A complete four-book series that has all the feels. What’s stopping you from jumping into Boulder?
The series includes Unbroken Devotion, Dark Heart, Unbroken Bonds and Dark Soul.



UNBROKEN DEVOTION

You can’t help who you love…even if it is your ex-boyfriend’s older brother.

I had no idea our breakup wouldn’t be the worst part of my day when I went home that night. Or that kissing the brother of my ex at a funeral wouldn’t bring me any comfort.

The plan was to start over. A fresh start, far away from them both, and everyone else who cared about me.

Nothing is ever as easy as it should be.

I was still the same old me, and my fractured heart wasn’t prepared for a tumble down memory lane with the same people—and feelings—that I was running from.

Colton Dawson was off limits, or he should have been. Yet, the heart wants what it wants…and mine wants Colton.

But how can I stay away when his world keeps colliding with mine?




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DARK HEART

Nice guys finish last. Words I live by. In my world, it pays to be the bad guy…and I’m very good at being bad.

I have a thriving business built on blood, sweat and tears—literally. Underground fights are my bread and butter, and no one interferes with that if they know what’s good for them.

Not even some expensive-looking blonde, with dark blue eyes and a mouth that doesn’t know when to stop.

Babysitting Lela Morgan starts out as a favour to a “friend,” but the longer I’m forced to look out for her, the harder it is to keep my hands to myself.

And the more I want her, the crueller my words become. But in my dangerous world I cannot afford to be seen to be going soft.

For the first time in my life, I’m close to losing control. The harder I push her away, the harder she pushes my buttons.

But she’s tougher than she looks, and she’s not going down without a fight.

Could it be that enemies make the best lovers?




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UNBROKEN BONDS

Opposites attract…and we’re complete opposites in every way.

Hope Walker is quiet, studious and someone I have overlooked for far too long. But when I crash her study session in the library, it’s clear she knows exactly who I am.

It would seem that my playboy reputation precedes me, and for once, I wish it wouldn’t.

Because the more I get to know the girl hiding behind the books, the more I want her.

After she helps my friends and I out, I wonder how I could have been so blind to what’s been right in front of me all along.

My friends are my family, like brothers, but our bond is stronger than blood—and that bond is currently being tested.

When a dangerous enemy threatens to take her away from me, I will do anything to keep her safe. Even get my hands dirty…and lie to my brothers.

When the truth catches up with me, will it break our bond for good?




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DARK SOUL

There’s no rest for the wicked…or a single father.

I should know. I’m getting a crash course in parenthood. Lela has left…and I don’t know where she is.

I’m left picking up the pieces and learning to balance being a wicked alpha and a new father.

In my line of work, weakness is a death sentence.

The sharks are circling—and they’re out for blood. My blood.

But if they think I’ve gone soft, they’re about to get a rude awakening.

Because if there is one thing I do know, it’s that this dark soul never loses.

When an old adversary returns to collect a debt, bringing new temptations…will it cost me everything?




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RELEASE DAY BLITZ ) Obsessed with Cole by Sophia Nixs

Obsessed with Cole by Sophia Nixs is available on Amazon!

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I was a patient man to the very core.

Always the number two to the man at the top… continuously playing the game.

I knew that biding my time would pay off eventually and then a winning bid at auction and it would all be mine.

I’d played the role that was expected of me and now it was my time to shine.

I could finally live the dream I’d always wanted.

I just never expected him; I never expected to lose…

I never thought I’d fall for the boss, twelve years younger than me.

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Book Review: Easter on the Ranch


Spring and second chances


The Rancher’s Legacy by Jessica Keller

Returning home isn’t part of Rhett Jarrett’s plan—until he inherits the family ranch from his father. Running it won’t be easy with his ranch assistant and childhood friend, Macy Howell, challenging all his decisions. But a long-buried family secret might help Rhett begin to see things Macy’s way…and allow them to find love—and a home—together at last.

Their Ranch Reunion by Mindy Obenhaus

Single mom Carly Wagner is surprised to learn she’ll have to share ownership of the home she’s inherited with her first love, Andrew Stephens. Now a successful businessman, he’s standing in the way of her dreams to expand her B and B. Andrew has eight weeks to buy Carly out. But Carly’s too stubborn to persuade—and too beautiful to ignore. Should he leave and chase another deal…or stay and chase Carly’s heart?

2 Uplifting Stories The Rancher’s Legacy and Their Ranch Reunion

Western Wed at the Library :

2 uplifting stories just in time for Easter. .I loved this book! From its western theme to the themes of family and second chance, it was beautifully written and kept me wanting more! I can’t wait to read more from this author. So grab this and enjoy Eater at the Ranch.

Book Review: A Spinster’s Guide to Danger and DukesBook Review:


It is a truth universally acknowledged that a lady in danger must be in need of rescue, but whether she wants to be rescued is up for debate—for fans of Evie Dunmore and Netflix’s Bridgerton from the bestselling author of A Lady’s Guide to Mischief and Mayhem!

 
England, 1867: Miss Poppy Delamare is living a lie. To escape an odious betrothal, she fled to London where she’s been hiding as the unassuming secretary Flora Deaver. However, when her beloved sister is accused of murder, Poppy cannot leave her to the wolves. Only a most unexpected—and unwelcome—collision interrupts her journey home . . . 

Despite a rather dismal first meeting, Joshua Fielding, the Duke of Langham, has no intention of abandoning a lady in need. But he’s not above asking a favor. A fake betrothal will give Poppy and her sister the power of the dukedom and protect Langham from the society misses intent on becoming his duchess.

Yet the longer the ruse goes on, the more Poppy and Langham realize how false their first impressions were—and the less pretend their engagement feels. But before Langham can propose in truth, their search reveals a tangled web of lies and betrayals. With time running out, can Poppy and Langham find the real culprit—before Poppy becomes the next victim?

ARC Book review:

This was such a fun and interesting book to read! I absolutely enjoyed the combination of a historical romance and a murder mystery, I thought the idea was so clever! This book kept me on the very edge of my seat with all the unexpected twists and turns, I had no idea where it was going to end and I really enjoyed trying to figure it out along the way. I felt it was all very well written and the pacing of the story made it very easy to read. By the end I was very surprised and delighted all at once.